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Accounting News Roundup: KPMG Sued Over TierOne Audit; Accountants Kill Cars; Better Call Saul a Better Tax Lawyer | 01.17.13
Ex-TierOne shareholders file suit against KPMG auditors [LJS]The Rosen Law Firm of New York filed […]
Footnotes: Deloitte Going to Myanmar; JPMorgan CFOs Eat Crow; Live Beer Tax Free or Die | 01.16.13
Wall Street Journal Deeply Concerned About the Fate of Rich Single Moms [Slate] Amazon fights […]
Deloitte Is Still Defending Its Independent Foreclosure Review Work
Remember last week when the New York Times published a report that quoted one Deloitte […]
Life After Public Accounting: Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can’t, Teach
All busy season long, we'll be discussing exit opportunities for those of you feeling like […]
Going Concern’s Guide to a Healthy Busy Season: Because No One Should Die at Work
We get tons of reader questions and while we can’t answer all of them, we […]
How We Averted the Fiscal Cliff: As a CPA, People Might Expect You To Know This Crap
I don’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat; you’re an accountant, and the avert-the-fiscal-cliff legislation that the federal government crapped out at the last minute hooks you up. Sure, you’re going to pay more in taxes, but Congress was actually able to bang out some long-term solutions to the expiring tax cuts which is going to make your life easier1.
ANR: Deloitte Gets Choosy in China; New Plates for the President; Accounting Firms “Prone to Stupidity” | 01.16.13
Deloitte Tightens Client Screening After China Scandals [WSJ]A spate of recent accounting scandals in China […]
Footnotes: Billable Boinking; Nebraska Sans Income Tax?; Don’t Count on Compromise | 01.15.13
Pro tip: If you're going to give a client extra-special services, don't bill them for […]
Deloitte Finally Gets Some Good Exposure
In case you missed it, January 13, 2013 was the 12th Annual No Pants Subway […]
FASB Still Applying Duct Tape to Repurchase Accounting
Apparently Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-03 didn't quite hold things together as well as people […]
Study: Rules-based Accounting Shields Firms From Lawsuits
According to groundbreaking research by Richard Mergenthaler, assistant professor of accounting at the University of […]